- 44. A Marvelous Work
Isaiah 29:14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
The Lord promises to do a marvelous work among His people: this He did when Jesus was born, lived, died and rose again. This work of Christ is marvelous in many ways, the most marvelous is that He is our salvation and eternal life. That God could become a human being to live and die and live again for us is a wonder in itself. That God could die is a marvelous wonder, that God would die in our place is another marvelous wonder; that we could have undeserved grace, life and forgiveness is a wonder that we should not take for granted.
The wonder of Christmas and the wonder of Easter, the wonder of Baptism and the wonder of Holy Communion, and the wonder of the Almighty, Eternal, and Creator God coming so close to us so as to live in us is marvelous. Creation is a marvelous work; Re-creation in Redemption is even more marvelous. The work that God did for us is marvelous; the work that God does in us is even more marvelous. “When I in awesome wonder behold…” all the works He has done for me out of unending love for me I am floored by His “Amazing Grace.”
The wisdom of the wisest men on earth will perish, and the greatest understanding of the wisest men on earth will pass away with the heavens and earth. God’s wisdom and His way will always be beyond our understanding in greater ways than we will ever be able to comprehend. Therefore, we can only praise God forever and never get bored, grow old or tired of worshiping the awesome God, who has done such wondrous things for us,
Believing this promise changes our life and thought, our future and our eternity. God has taken His awesome power and glory and combined it with His love and mercy: grace and truth has come to us through Jesus Christ, the Son of God. “God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform.” So we sing, so we believe, and so we live under the power of this promise.